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16-year-old athletics aces Pi Durden Wangkay, Naomi Cesar earn SEA Games slots
Sprinters Pi Durden Wangkay and Naomi Cesar have earned berths in the upcoming 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand this December.
Both 16-year-old athletes secured their spots by winning medals at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain.
Wangkay won the gold medal in the boys' 200-meter dash with a time of 21.76 seconds.
Cesar clinched a silver medal in the girls' 800-meter final, finishing just a second behind the gold medalist.
With their achievements, Wangkay and Cesar are now the youngest members of the Philippine athletics team for the SEA Games.
PATAFA secretary general Jasper Tanhueco expressed excitement for the young athletes, stating they are the future of Philippine athletics.
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